MoMA announces the first major U.S. exhibition of Tarsila do Amaral, a foundational figure in the history of modern art in Latin America.

Do Amaral’s art remains a vivid testimony of a pivotal chapter in Latin American modernism and was revisited by artists such as Lygia Clark, Helio Oiticica, Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil.

Though she is widely celebrated in her native country, outside of Brazil the general public is not familiar with do Amaral’s work, and MoMA decided to correct this. On view from February 11 until June 3, 2018, Tarsila do Amaral: Inventing Modern Art in Brazil is the first exhibition exclusively dedicated to the pioneering work of one of the greatest Brazilian artists of the 20th century.

On view from February 11th until June 3, Tarsila do Amaral: Inventing Modern Art in Brazil features over 100 works, including paintings, drawings, sketchbooks, photographs, and historical documents drawn from collections across Latin America, Europe, and the U.S.

Oswald de Andrade (Brazilian, 1890–1954) with drawing by Tarsila do Amaral. “Manifesto antropófago” (Manifesto of Anthropophagy), in Revista de Antropofagia 1, no. 1 (May 1928):3. The Museum of Modern Art Library. Gift of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros through the Latin American and Caribbean Fund in honor of Paulo Herkenhoff. Photo by John Wronn.

MoMA announces the first major U.S. exhibition of Tarsila do Amaral, a foundational figure in the history of modern art in Latin America.

Do Amaral’s art remains a vivid testimony of a pivotal chapter in Latin American modernism and was revisited by artists such as Lygia Clark, Helio Oiticica, Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil.

Though she is widely celebrated in her native country, outside of Brazil the general public is not familiar with do Amaral’s work, and MoMA decided to correct this. On view from February 11 until June 3, 2018, Tarsila do Amaral: Inventing Modern Art in Brazil is the first exhibition exclusively dedicated to the pioneering work of one of the greatest Brazilian artists of the 20th century.

On view from February 11th until June 3, Tarsila do Amaral: Inventing Modern Art in Brazil features over 100 works, including paintings, drawings, sketchbooks, photographs, and historical documents drawn from collections across Latin America, Europe, and the U.S.

Oswald de Andrade (Brazilian, 1890–1954) with drawing by Tarsila do Amaral. “Manifesto antropófago” (Manifesto of Anthropophagy), in Revista de Antropofagia 1, no. 1 (May 1928):3. The Museum of Modern Art Library. Gift of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros through the Latin American and Caribbean Fund in honor of Paulo Herkenhoff. Photo by John Wronn.